Inspiration

Can I just take this time to send some love and affection to my favorite blogs? What I love most about the internet (among other things, of course) is that by the end of your time "surfing the net" you have most likely ended up at a totally different place than you started. I can hop over to High Heeled Foot in the Door and be introduced to Three Men and a Lady. I respect both of these blogs so much because the women who write them are writing passionately about something they love. As soon as I own a house of my own, I will need all the help I can get from these ladies! At High Heeled Foot in the Door, I also learned about Midwest Modern. Like me, Elizabeth is a recent college graduate trying to get acquainted in her new post-college life. Unlike me, Elizabeth has an incredible eye for design and all around chicness. Can I just say that her entries about her sister's wedding were absolutely fantastic?! Her inspiration seems to be her family and I innate style is in her blood!

How can I forget the excitement I feel as I open my MacBook and click my bookmarks to Sea of Shoes? Jane Aldridge is a master when it comes to creating and styling outfits. Her collection of shoes and designer clothing is the most fabulous I've seen from afar and I am so impressed at her creativity. I learned about Jane Aldridge while reading Teen Vogue. Also featured in the article was her mother Judy. From what I have read, she has been quite the style icon for some time now. Flipping between their two blogs is a joy and I look forward to their innovative style choices.

Two other blogs that totally deserve some kudos are Dry Clean Only and Financial Services is not Fashion. Both women have very different styles, but I would say I'd like to hang somewhere in between the two. I was informed of Dry Clean Only by a friend and I find the posts to be so much fun! I love the high/low mixes and Courtney always notes where each item was purchased or what the brand is. Over on FSINF, Cari shows us what to wear to an office and also how to break out of that mold come weekend time.

Back with a vengeance

So I'm back, took a quick little break due to yet again not having a ton to write about. Clearly summer is coming to a close and as usual it's bittersweet. This is my second summer that will be ending without school starting, but I have a feeling I will keep myself busy with some school work! ;) I have spent the last month catching up on all things stupid on television and trying to truly catch up on some reading. A few amazing books that I have managed to finish this summer The Namesake (Jhumpa Lahiri is serious business), Mystic River, It Sucked and then I Cried (could Heather Armstrong of "Dooce" be any more brilliant?!) and a few others maybe not important enough to mention. It feels fantastic to be reading again after having a job that sucked all of the life out of me from 9-5. By the time I made it home from said job, my brain only wanted crappy television and my belly wanted lots of food. Now, I still have plenty of space for the crappy television, but room for books!

Reading has always been a passion/hobby of mine much to the dismay of some outdoorsy family members/friends. How about I read outside? Does that count? Yes, yes I think it does. On the flip side, I have friends who would prefer that I get ridiculously wasted and throw up instead of sitting on the couch with a good book. It's just so impossible to please!

During a moment of terrible television watching, I caught up on the latest from Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian. Little did I know that Kim Kardashian does not drink. Shocking! She sounded just like me when her sisters recounted that she HATES the taste of alcohol and her mom said she wasn't really the life of the party. At the end of the episode, Kourtney and Khloe admitted (after Kim threw up all night) that they needed to accept Kim as is: non-drinker, still fun. I always wonder why it is hard for people when I choose not to drink. I am in no way a preacher against alcohol (on the contrary, I have volunteered many a time to be the solo non-drunk who drags the drunks out of the bar and gets them safely home), but I still get the negative vibes sent my way for not holding a double g&t. Seriously guys, does it matter? I don't judge you for being sloppy, don't judge me for being classy! (Just kidding!)

Thank you Kardashian sisters for teaching some important lessons on your show, what would we do without you?!

Uninspired

I have to be totally honest, I am stuck at a road block. Due to the end of summer blues, my creative juices are not flowing as they should be. Hoping to get inspiration from the beautiful weather we are having here in the Northeast and also from my fellow bloggers. For now, just a snapshot of my fave piece of furniture/artwork/books in my entire apartment (all 700 square feet of it). Albeit not the greatest picture, it does capture the first piece of art that has been purchased for our home and at the very bottom "art" from my favorite magazine ever published. Vogue managed to capture all that is amazing about Cartier and did it in a way that represents extreme excess. How could I not frame this ode to Cartier?

Wannabe

So originally I wanted this site to be titled "Wannabe." I was hoping to start the world's biggest Spice World fan club. No, seriously, I feel like a wannabe. Recently graduated (does a year later count?) and I am a wannabe of all trades. It feels like an impossible feat to start living the life I will live for the rest of my life. What does it mean to be graduated? Am I considered by all standards to be a grown up? And what does that entail? I am not moving onto job number two and am beyond thrilled. Enough about that, though, because that is none of the internet's business! ;)

I just don't know what or who I am as a recent graduate. I'm not even really sure that qualifies my actual characteristics, because all of the '09ers would probably be in much deeper shit than I am currently in. What does it feel like to send out 100 resumes and get a few responses? Ask my friends and I. We are accomplished, hard workers and finding a job was a pain in the ass. Happy to say that all are gainfully (but maybe not so happily?) employed. Thank God! But how to maintain that lifestyle? Tough.

I am a little grateful for the issues with the economy. Hear me out...I know that sounds completely un-American, but it is not. I just feel strongly that my generation now understands how to maintain money, because guess what, it's disappearing faster than we can spend it at the newest, best, hottest restaurants and bars. Faster than I can spend on a brand new Botkier purse on Gilt or on an unnecessary Ebay binge. This is the life of an ever-evolving young woman or man who has found themselves out of the parentals' humble abode and paying their own rent with fairly hard earned cash. Luckily I was able to move out but hey it's still pretty funky to be forking over a big CHUNK of your paycheck each month. I hate to wave goodbye to that cash that was previously spent on things I will never really need. Being responsible feels uncomfortable sometimes. I just can't help it.

Do you ever feel like a wannabe? I mean yes I can understand that this term dates back to elementary and middle school, but this term now holds much stronger meaning for me. I wanna be happy, successful, content, comfortable, working for a purpose. All easier said then done.

Take Two

This is now my second foray into the blogging world. I do feel like everyone and their mother is telling the world their inner most ramblings, but here I am to join in on all of that good fun! Seeing as my profession does not lend itself to a lot of writing, this is a space for me to let my creativity out into the world. I have always loved writing and I also LOVE a ton of other things and I want to share those things with the world, so here I am! I know it is imperative for this blog to have a function and a direction, so bear with me on that!